Lyrics

If I had been born two hundred years agoI would have been a sailor, and sailing I would goI'd sail around the Capes and across the seven seas and then back homeIf I had been born two hundred years ago

And I would know the waters, and the waters would know meI would cut across the waves, and be as happy as can beI'd be landless, I'd be loveless, I'd be flight and fancy-freeI would know the waters, and the waters would know me

And when I think about the place and time where I was bornI wonder if the hands of faith had slipped and placed me wrong'cause there are ships I could have sailed and sailors boots I could have wornWhen I think about the place and time where I was born

But the ocean is still out there, magnificent and wideShe's got open arms to hold me, and endless space to hideAnd the only things that hold me back are things I hold insideThe ocean is still out there, magnificent and wide

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